Desk calendar



Aug. 21, 1922; 1,681,235

W. c. HIERING DESK CALENDAR Filed Oct. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 21 vINVENTOR.

A ATTORNEY I Patented Aug. 21, 1928.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM C. HIEBING, OF NEWABK NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO J.

n MERGOTT (50., r;

OI NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

DESK CALENDAR.

lpplication fled October 2, 1926. Serial No. 139,136.

This invention relates to calendars and more particularly to typesadapted to be displayed on desks, tables and similar places where theyare conspicuous to persons in the vicinity. I

One of the advantages of the present invention is that it is providedwith a broad base tending to prevent inadvertent overturning and whichcan be used effectively as a paper weightor disposed on a highlyfinished surface without doing damage, due

to its cushioned bottom, which is inseparably engaged.

A further feature is in the provision of a series of double facedtablets bearing numerals on each side representing the days of the monthand so arranged within a transversely pivoted holder as to displayconsecutive numerals by merely reversing the holder upon its axis.

Another purpose is to produce an apertured card exhibitor to receivereversible strips bearing the names of the month and means combinedtherewith for pressing the outermoststrip against the margin of theaperture through which the month appears.

Other objects are the provision of means to resilientl retain the tabletholder in an upright ad]usted position, to design the parts in suchmanner as to be economically produced and be readily assembled withoutthe use of solder or securing means such as extraneous bolts, screws andrivets.

These important purposes are accom- 5 plished by the original design,construction and combination of parts herein fully described anddelineated in the drawings forming part of this disclosure in which:-

Figure lis a front elevational view of an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1. A

Figure 3 is a similar sectional view taken at a right angle to Figure. 2on line 3-3 thereof.

FigureA is a partial side, partial sectional view looking on line4-4 ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view looking down on line 5-5 ofFigure 3.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the base, partially in section, thecushion .element being omitted.

Figure 7 is a side view of a frame element in detail. a

shaped to fit within the down turned tudinal casing .24 open at one endand closed Figure 8 is a fragmentary top plan view of the cushionelement prior to assembly.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the month cardexhibitor. ,1 Referring in greater detail to the draw- .ings, thenumeral 10 designates generically a rectangular, base having flaringside and end walls and a level top, the lower edges of the walls beingturned straight down at i the bottom, the base being made of sheet metalby ordinary power press operations, as are most of the other parts.-

Disposed against the under surface of thebase top is a thicker plate 11having down reaching ends 12 containing openings 13; other openings inthe horizontal port-ionof the plate receive pairs of prongs 14 extendmgthrough the base from a pair of flat upright brackets 15 disposedadjacently parab- .lel the ends of the top of the base, the bracketsbeing securely held by upsetting the ends of the prongs 14, which alsoserve tounite the plate 11 firmly to the base. A piece of softtextilefabric 16, as velvet .or felt, is folded over a bottom plate v17straight edges of the base, the cushion element thus formed extendingslightly below by the flaring walls of the base.

Sheared and offset elements 18 of the plate 17, see Figure 3,providerecesses to receive the feet 19 of upright flat springs 20 havingoutturned lateral ledges 21 adapted to snap into engagement in theopenings 13 thus securing the cushion structure to the base in a mannerto prevent disengagement. after and is prevented from rising due tocontact having been assembled; the feet .19 are formed on the ends of aplate 22 disposed on .1 the backing plate 17 providing additional weightfor the base. a I

The inclined front fact of the base ,ispers forated to receive opposedairso'f prongs v23 formed on the lateral e gas of a longiat the other asshown in Figure 9.

The prongs 23-arebent to engageover a strip 25 acting to retain a fiatbowed spring 26 disposed in the casing, the spring beings; fixed at oneend by a lug 27 passed through an opening in the base and bent totightly engage it, the other end of the spring having an inturned lug 28movable in another opening on the base.

An elongated rectangular opening 29 in the casing 24; is provdied todisplay the names of the months as disclosed on the faces of slides 30,made of metal, celluloid, cardboard or other suitable material, theseslides being imprinted on both sides and entered or removed through theopen end of the casing, to be pressed outward against the marginsurrounding the openings 29 by the spring 26.

Returning now to the brackets 15, they will be seen to have at theirupper ends rotatable pivots 31 and 32, respectively at the left andright, the former having a head 33 and the latter a twirling knob 34.

The inner ends of each pivot are rigidly riveted into central openings35 formed in a pair of spaced oblong rectangular frame plates 36 held infixed relation by a fiat cross bar 37 having end projections 38 set inperforations 39 in the plates in register with the central openings 35.

The plates 36 are provided in their end portions with die formed flatprojections 40 against which is received the side elements of anenclosing casing composed of two equal and uniform parts'll and a2presenting in effect a pair of shallow boxes having rectangularapertures 43 and at in their upper and lower respective faces.

The straight meeting edges of these casing members are held together byspring clips 45 fixed in one member as 12, to extend into the othermember, which is provided with nodes as to engage in eorrespondindepressions 47 in the clips, as best seen in igure 2.

A spacing washer 48 on the pivot 31 is interposed between the bracketand side elements of the casing, through which the pivot passes and onthe other side a flat spring 49, fixed in the base, extends upwardly toreceive the pivot 32 and is provided with a transverse recess 50receptive of an inturned node 51 formed on the inner surfaceof theadjacent side member of the casing, this device acting to retain thecasing in its normal upright position irrespective of which face may bepresented towards the front.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, a plurality of tablets 52, sixteen beingindicated as necessary to bear numerals from 1 to 31 consecutively,having numerals imprinted on both sides, are shown as having frames 53loosely held in the casing.

Nine of the entrained tablets rest in the lower compartment of thecasing and seven on the bar 37. The tablet adjacent the opening 43 maystart the series disclosing the numeral 1 representing the first day ofthe month.

It will be understood that upon rotating the casing, by the knob 34:, inthe direction of the arrow shown in Figure 2, the tablets "restin on thebar 37 will move into contact with the wall of the casing member 41,further movement of the easing, into a fully reversed position, causingthe tablet in the lower row, adjacent the casing member 42 to slide bygravity into the other compartment, past the edge of the bar 37 and thenuincral carried on its outer face becomes disclosed through the opening44.

Obviously repeating this performance, that is turning the tablet holdingcasing end for end, will cause exhibition of all the numerals on thetablets and if they are properly arranged in the casing the days of themonth will appear in consecutive rotation.

Due to the action of the spring 49 in engaging the detent depression,the casing is held upright at each half turn against casual movement,but yields readily upon applici tion of force as applied to theactuating knob 34; changing the month bearin strips is accomplished in amanner believed clearly evident, thus producing a calendar of undoubtedmerit irrespective of the year in which it is used.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of a preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is manifestly subject to such minor structural changes asmay fall within the spirit and scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention and set forth the manner of itsconstruction and operation, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:-

1. A desk calendar provided with a hollow rectangular base havingflaring side and end walls, a bottom member having a cushioned lowersurface, and means to permanently and inseparably engage said bottommember to said base, a portion of said bottom member being within thebase.

2. A desk calendar provided with a hollow rectangular base havingflaring side and end walls, a bottom member having a cushioned lowersurface, spring detents fixed in said bottom member, and means carriedby the upper portion of said base to inseparably engage said detents.

A desk calendar provided with a hollow rectangular base having flaringside and end walls, a bottom member having a cushioned lower surface,spring detents fixed in said bottom member, to extend into said base,and a plate fixed in said base having down-reaching apertured ends toreceive said dctents, said bottom member forming a close fitting closureto said base and extending slightly below the edges thereof.

4. A desk calendar composed of sheet metal to present a raised integralhollow base, a bottom plate provided with a cushion, said cushioncompletely enveloping the plate, spring detents fixed in the bottomplate to extend into the base, means in said base to inseparably engagesaid detents, means at the front of said base to carry a carddesignating the months, and revoluble means supported by said base tocarry cards months, revoluble casing supported by said bearing numeralsrepresenting the days of base to carry cards bearing numerals desigthemonth. nating the days of a month, and resilient 5. A desk calendarcomposed of a sheet means to retain said casing in adjustment. 5 metalbase having divergently inclined side This specification si ned andwitnessed walls, means on the front side walls in which this 30th day ofSe tem er, 1926. may be inserted cards designating the WIL IAM C.HIERING.

